Preview — Brave Little Engines
by Wilbert Awdry

Brave Little Engines (Thomas & Friends)

Thomas the Tank Engine and his friend Percy learn about bravery when confronting giant roving shadows and monster-size footprints on the Island of Sodor. Train-obsessed little boys ages 3 to 7 will love this deluxe painting book, with 16 watercolor paints and a paintbrush. Based on the new direct-to-DVD Thomas & Friends adventure, "Tale of the Brave."

Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, better known as the Rev. W. Awdry, was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.

The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The ThreeWilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, better known as the Rev. W. Awdry, was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.

The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series....more